Back in June, I told readers the “sad, sad story” of $3 trillion in pandemic
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The Dawn Of The Great Immoderation
It’s a heretical notion, but I’m compelled to repeat it at regular intervals: It’s the
Burning City On A Hill
I’ve come to despise politics, which is unfortunate because I was raised around political scientists,
Jeffrey Sachs And The Nord Stream: A Counter-Narrative Case Study
I’ve long described my raison d’être in terms of the intersection between geopolitics and finance.
What If ‘Normal’ Isn’t What We Think It Is?
The past two years prompted quite a bit of soul-searching for humanity, and particularly for
300 Million Hamsters
Has the Fed regained its credibility as a check on inflation? That’s the question. Answers
Pozsar: Powell Would Risk US Depression To Slay Inflation
Zoltan Pozsar has a subtle suggestion for those attempting to forecast inflation: Consider the possibility
Wages, Prices And A System In Crisis
Alarmist “wage-price spiral” rhetoric is a fixture of the economic news cycle in 2022. Scarcely
The Sad, Sad Story Of $3 Trillion In Pandemic Savings
You’ve heard it again and again: Major developed economies, including and especially the world’s largest,
Is Decentralized Finance Imploding?
“You can’t issue unlicensed securities and use your friends as the underwriters,” I told someone
Ethereum Fever Dream Crippled Our Economy. It’s Time We Wake Up
On August 11, 2021, a USA Today article featured the headline, “Millennials are quitting jobs
We Built A ‘Doomsday Momentum Machine.’ Now It’s Blowing Up
During the vicious, tech-led selloff that wiped away a fleeting, post-FOMC bounce in US equities,
With Twitter Deal, Musk Vies For Surveillance Capitalist Crown
Surveillance capitalism operates through unprecedented asymmetries in knowledge and the power that accrues to knowledge.
Russia, The Dollar And The Real Realpolitik
Janet Yellen may force Russia and, in some cases, the country’s corporate sector, into default.
Three Months In Web3: What I Learned
“There’s something apocalyptic about it,” someone told me this week. We weren’t talking about the
The Petroyuan And ApeCoin: Fables Of The Dollar Deconstruction
A few days ago, market participants were treated to a new version of an old
You Don’t Want A Crypto Future. You Just Think You Do
In the weeks since the West moved to seize Russia’s foreign currency reserves, (too) many
We Built The World Wrong
Two days after publication, Zoltan Pozsar’s latest “dispatch” was still circulating and otherwise prompting discussion
The Cost Of Procrastination: America’s Broken Economy
“Whatever availability you put down when I hired you is what I expect,” a self-important
Howard Marks’s ‘Perpetual Motion Machine’ In The Pandemic Era
Back in 2017, long before I stopped reading his memos, Howard Marks delivered one of
Pyramid Scheme
In the three weeks following the Thanksgiving holiday in US, investors were subjected to a
No, ‘Americans’ Didn’t Get $34 Trillion Richer During Pandemic
Earlier this week, one widely-followed reporter at a mainstream financial media outlet took to Twitter
Redefining Philanthropy In The Age Of Musk
Every week brings new evidence to support the contention that humanity is moving rapidly towards
Elon Musk And Our Future In Irrelevance
Because much of this wealth is tied up in stock, society benefits not via compulsory
The Facebook Papers: We’re Not Asking The Right Questions
It’s difficult for me to get excited about the latest deluge of damning revelations about
America’s Economic Divide In Two Stories
What matters for real people is the effect on families. That’s my generalized assessment of
Cost-Benefit Analysis In A Failing Economic System
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